After the Land Acquisition Bill got through in the Lok Sabha yesterday
via a voice vote, the leaders of the opposition parties are ready to fight it on
the upper floor of the house.
Senior Congress leader Veerappa Moily termed it as a ‘black
day’ for the parliament. He said that the government has eliminated all the
good elements of the Land Bill passed during the UPA II regime in the year
2013. "It is a black day for
Parliament and the manner in which they bulldozed it, particularly taking away
the real impact of the 2013 bill which was passed during the UPA II
regime," he said.
Another Congress leader Sahshi Tharoor said that not all the
proposed amendments were included in the Bill that was passed. "We have many amendments... there were more than 100
votes and there was strong feeling [against the bill]. But in the end, we have
the arguments and they have the votes," he told the media.
Left parties also criticized the government severely. Sitaram
Yechury alleged that the government is paying back for the favors it took from
the corporate houses during the general elections last year.
"The urgency that the government is showing for bills
shows that its payback time for him for the financial backing that he received
during elections," he said.
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